'Guitar Legends: Gone Too Soon' Remembers Guitar Legends Who Died Before Their Time
Guitar World's new Guitar Legends: Gone Too Soon is a tribute to the fallen heroes of the guitar world: from Randy Rhoads, Dimebag Darrell and Kurt Cobain to Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
The editors of Guitar World, the world's best-selling guitar magazine, have compiled this ultimate collection dedicated to the lives — and in some cases, premature deaths — of many of the legendary guitarists from rock, blues and metal who left us too soon.
This wide-ranging and incredibly thorough anthology leaves no stone unturned as it chronicles the careers of numerous guitar icons who have passed into the great beyond. In Gone Too Soon, you'll learn everything there is to know about these fallen guitarists.
Also includes: In-Depth Bios, Their Greatest Moments, Gravesites and more.
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Dimebag Darrell
- Duane Allman
- Frank Zappa
- Jerry Garcia
- Randy Rhoads
- Jerry Garcia
- John Lennon
... and many others
'Gone Too Soon' is available now at the Guitar World Online Store for $11.99!
Get The Pick Newsletter
All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!
Thank you for reading 5 articles this month**
Join now for unlimited access
US pricing $3.99 per month or $39.00 per year
UK pricing £2.99 per month or £29.00 per year
Europe pricing €3.49 per month or €34.00 per year
*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription
Since 1980, Guitar World has been the ultimate resource for guitarists. Whether you want to learn the techniques employed by your guitar heroes, read about their latest projects or simply need to know which guitar is the right one to buy, Guitar World is the place to look.
“I won seven guitar contests in a row. When I went to enter again, they said, ‘No, don’t even enter – you’re going to judge the next one’”: Dimebag Darrell discusses his love of soloing – even when it was uncool – and dishes advice in his final interview
“I was having so much anxiety about getting a great sound that I wasn’t writing songs… I said, ‘I’m gonna stop thinking about it. This is going to be my sound’”: Tom Morello on his tone struggles and what he learned from teaching his son Roman how to play